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Page 42
... advance of the screw is not free to fill the void caused by the recession of the back- water , but arrives at the face of the screw in a dis- turbed state , in consequence of the displacement at the bows of the vessel , and the ...
... advance of the screw is not free to fill the void caused by the recession of the back- water , but arrives at the face of the screw in a dis- turbed state , in consequence of the displacement at the bows of the vessel , and the ...
Page 56
... advance through the water with greater facility , and with a reduced number of revolutions on its axis : thus following up the speed obtained by the ship under canvas , and using the engines as an auxi- liary power only . The ...
... advance through the water with greater facility , and with a reduced number of revolutions on its axis : thus following up the speed obtained by the ship under canvas , and using the engines as an auxi- liary power only . The ...
Page 73
... advance or retreat , and the order of battle . a In 1697 Paul Hoste published his treatise of Naval Evolutions ; and this work , which was reprinted in 1727 , is , by all writers on the art , pronounced to be the ground on which ...
... advance or retreat , and the order of battle . a In 1697 Paul Hoste published his treatise of Naval Evolutions ; and this work , which was reprinted in 1727 , is , by all writers on the art , pronounced to be the ground on which ...
Page 79
... advance soon became disordered , and the Admiral was obliged to signal some ships to make more , and others less sail . The Queen Char- lotte , followed by the ' Bellerophon ' and ' Leviathan , ' passed unsupported through the French ...
... advance soon became disordered , and the Admiral was obliged to signal some ships to make more , and others less sail . The Queen Char- lotte , followed by the ' Bellerophon ' and ' Leviathan , ' passed unsupported through the French ...
Page 91
... advance , and a reserve of swift ships of the line ( Fig . 8 , p . 92 ) , possesses great military strength , from the reciprocal defence which the ships afford to each other , as shown by the lines of fire ( figs . 13 and 14 , p . 98 ) ...
... advance , and a reserve of swift ships of the line ( Fig . 8 , p . 92 ) , possesses great military strength , from the reciprocal defence which the ships afford to each other , as shown by the lines of fire ( figs . 13 and 14 , p . 98 ) ...
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